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This is going to be a GREAT weekend; a weekend of celebrations, introductions, and reunions: Celebrating 50 years of Ridge Vineyards! Introducing the New Fall Releases! Welcoming back Pizza Politana & Real Time! — That’s right, 50 harvests for Ridge Vineyards. Can you… Read More ›

VOICING. My word of the day for #CabernetDay is Voicing. We’ve discussed the literary concept of VOICE as it applies to wine … — On Voice & Wine To find one’s voice is perhaps one of the greatest challenges facing… Read More ›

#CabernetDay is but a mere few days away, and I’ve got the Lady of the Lavender Mist on my mind. I may be in the minority with this sentiment, but to me, Cabernet is a nighttime grape; Cabernet Nocturne. And Monte Bello is the Duke… Read More ›

As we speak, the Ridge Vineyards winemakers — Paul Draper, Eric Baugher, John Olney — are engaged in a Live Virtual Tasting … … sharing their impressions of four new releases: the 2010 Ponzo Vineyards Zinfandel, the 2010 Lytton Springs, the 2010… Read More ›

Deep bows and huge respect to the winners of the 2012 Wine Blog Awards! It was a tremendous honor to be nominated alongside you, and I congratulate you all on your achievements! The 2012 Wine Blog Awards Winners Best Blog… Read More ›

There is an awful lot to think about/write about when one immerses oneself in an event like #WBC12 (aka the 2012 Wine Bloggers Conference), and it’ll be minutes upon hours upon days upon weeks before I’m able to process and deploy… Read More ›

VERY SPECIAL #CabernetDay tasting at #RidgeVineyards! See all those hashmarks in the post title? That’s social-media speak right there, that is! And what is #CabernetDay? #CabernetDay is a date & time synchronized, WORLDWIDE, human-universal, mojo-interactive, spirit-joyful celebration of this most legendary of varietals; a happening… Read More ›